Small quakes reported near N.Korea nuclear site amid talk of resumed testing

FILE PHOTO: A North Korean flag flutters at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) -A series of small earthquakes has struck near North Korea's shuttered nuclear test site, South Korea has said, highlighting the area's geological instability as Pyongyang hints it could resume testing for the first time since 2017.

At least four earthquakes, all of which occurred naturally, have hit the region in the past five days, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) in Seoul.